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2021 Toyota Corolla - Engine And Performance

2021 Toyota Corolla – Engine And Performance

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Toyota Corolla 2018 Model

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2018 Toyota Corolla SX Release Date

2018 Toyota Corolla SX Release Date

2018 Toyota Corolla SX Release Date–  The Toyota Corolla SX has sporty appears and real streets manners, plus it now incorporates new optional basic safety tech, But it continues to a little brief of the best in class. If you Re-planning to buy a small car this year, there each possibility a 2018 Toyota Corolla is on the checklist. The Corolla continues to be a family reputation for 50 yrs, with…

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GM processa Fiat-Chrysler por suposta propina ao sindicato

A General Motors (GM) abriu um processo contra Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) nos Estados Unidos. O motivo seria uma alegação de que a companhia ítalo-americana teria pago proprina ao sindicato (UAW) por vários anos para conseguir vantagens em negociações. De acordo com a GM isso teria custado a eles, “bilhões de dólares”.

No processo, segundo a Reuters, a GM afirma que o ex-CEO da Fiat-Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne, era peça central do esquema de pagamento de propinas. A GM afirma que não irá processar o sindicato, mas além da FCA outros três antigos executivos da marca, que estavam envolvidos no esquema.

Segundo a GM, a FCA pagou propina para ter benefícios, concessões e vantagens, enquanto a GM negou usar do mesmo artifício. O processo afirma que entre as vantagens conquistas pela FCA nesse acordo estão o apoio do sindicato ao “World Class Manufacturing”, uma estratégia de produção em série, como o Toyotismo, mas adaptada a cultura da marca italiana.

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O processo diz que a devido a uma lei que visa evitar corrupção em organizações, a FCA poderia pagar três vezes o que GM teve em perdas, graças a todo o processo, além de outras multas. O valor não foi informado.

O caso é baseado no fato que a após a GM não aceitar a oferta de compra/fusão que a Fiat fez em 2015, depois de já ser a controladora da Chrysler, eles teriam feito diversos acordos para reduzir a hora paga por trabalho em relação ao que a GM pagava.

“Marchionne foi uma figura central na construção, execução e incentivador da atividade fraudulenta”, disse Craig Glidden, conselheiro da GM.

Em uma nota, a FCA diz que irá se defender contra o processo, que chamou de “uma tentativa sem mérito de tirar a atenção dos próprios desafios da GM”. Ela completa a nota dizendo que irá lidar com essa extraordinária tentativa de distração por meio dos canais apropriados.

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Die historische Rallye-Szene sammelt sich in Daun

Erwin Weber: Wiedersehen mit dem Ibiza Kit-Car

Rallye around the World: So entstand die Idee

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Auch in diesem Jahr versammelt sich die Rallye-Prominenz erneut beim ADAC Eifel Rallye Festival (18.-20. Juli 2019). Das größte rollende Rallye-Museum lockt schon im neunten Jahr nicht nur eine Vielzahl historischer Rallye-Boliden in die Vulkaneifel, in Daun treffen sich auch deren frühere Piloten und viele Menschen aus dem Umfeld diese so faszinierenden Sports. “Um die Historie des Rallyesports zu fördern und zu erhalten, lassen wir nur Originale oder originalgetreu restaurierte oder nachgebaute Fahrzeuge zu. Es hat sich inzwischen in der Szene herumgesprochen, dass es nur bei uns diese hohe Qualität an Fahrzeugen gibt. Der Zuschauer soll keinen Unterschied zu den berühmten Rallyeautos von damals erkennen,” ist Reinhard Klein (Köln) sichtlich stolz auf das erneut beachtliche Starterfeld. Der Kopf von ‚Slowly Sideways��, der europaweiten Vereinigung von Besitzern historischer Rallye-Fahrzeugen, erklärt weiter, “wir haben in diesem Jahr viele neue Autos die es so noch nicht, oder nur selten zu sehen gab. Der Verzicht auf jegliche Zeitwertung macht es möglich, dass bei uns auch Fahrzeuge dabei sind, die bei keiner Veranstaltung mit Wettbewerbs-Charakter an den Start gehen könnten.” Das Konzept des Eifel Rallye Festivals lockt aber auch die Macher anderer Histo-Rallyes in die Vulkaneifel. “Bislang haben sich Veranstalter aus Portugal, Spanien, Frankreich und Österreich angekündigt, die sich unser Konzept genauer anschauen wollen”, erklärt Orga-Leiter Otmar Anschütz (Daun), der als Vorsitzender des MSC Daun die organisatorischen Fäden dieser Großveranstaltung in den Händen hält.

Namhafte Fahrer auf besonderen Fahrzeugen Die Riege der namhaften Fahrer füllt sich immer weiter. Das Teilnehmerfeld wird vom Finnen Timo Salonen angeführt. Der Weltmeister von 1985 pilotiert einen Peugeot 205 T16E2, mit dem er zum WM-Titel fuhr. Der Schwede Stig Blomqvist gehört quasi schon zum Festival-Inventar. Der Weltmeister von 1984 wird unter anderem am Steuer eines rund 1.000-PS-starken Ford RS200 Pikes Peak Prototypen sitzen. Zwei Weltmeistertitel in der Damenwertung bringt Isolde ‚Isi’ Holderied mit in die Eifel. Sie pilotiert ihren Toyota Corolla WRC, mit dem sie 1999 die Damenwertung bei der Rallye Monte-Carlo gewann. Fast aus der Nachbarschaft von ‚Isi’ kommt Niki Schelle. Der frühere Suzuki-Werkspilot und heutige TV-Moderator steuert einen Gruppe-B-Lancia Delta S4, den Miki Biasion in der WM 1986 fuhr. Mit dem Briten Nicky Grist und dem Spanier Luis Moya kommen zwei legendäre und äußerst erfolgreiche WM-Co-Piloten in die Eifel. Jochi Kleint, der Europameister von 1979, pilotiert den VW Golf GTI 16V, den er 1987 in der Deutschen Rallye-Meisterschaft an den Start brachte. Der zweifache Deutsche Rallye-Meister Harald Demuth hat bislang noch keine Ausgabe des Eifel Rallye Festivals ausgelassen. Sein Co-Pilot Wolf-Dieter Ihle bringt für ihn jenen originalen Audi 80 GLE nach Daun, mit dem Demuth 1979 in Portugal die ersten WM-Punkte für Audi einfuhr. Der Brite Jimmy McRae im Vauxhall Chevette HSR, der Schwede Kalle Grundel, der mit dem Peugeot 309 GTI und dem Ford RS200 zwei Originalfahrzeuge aus seiner Karriere pilotiert oder Matthias Kahle, deutscher Rekordmeister und Festival-Dauerstarter im Skoda 130 RS sind weitere namhafte Fahrer mit ganz besonderen Fahrzeugen.

Seat Deutschland mit Erwin Weber und spanischen Siegertypen Seat hat erneut zwei echte Leckerbissen für die Reise in die Eifel im Gepäck. Der Spanier Josep Maria Servià pilotiert jenen Seat Ibiza Bi-Turbo, der schon im vergangenen Jahr für leuchtende Augen bei den Fans in der Eifel gesorgt hatte. Der Prototyp hatte je einen Motor an der Vorder- und der Hinterachse und konnte wahlweise mit Frontantrieb oder Allradantrieb gefahren werden, er wurde damit 1986 und 1987 jeweils Zweiter in der spanischen Schotter-Meisterschaft. Nachdem er sich in den letzten Jahren in der Rallye-Szene etwas rar gemacht hatte, gibt es für die Fans nun ein Wiedersehen mit Erwin Weber. Der zweifache Deutsche Rallye-Meister und Europameister von 1992 hat auch einen, wenn auch inoffiziellen, Weltmeistertitel im Gepäck. 1996 steuerte er bei seinen Starts im Seat Ibiza Kit-Car wichtige Punkte zum 2-Liter-WM-Titel für die Spanier zu. “Ich bin schon sehr gespannt darauf, den Ibiza Kit-Car von der Monte 96 wieder zu fahren”, freut sich Weber auf das Festival-Wochenende. “Es war damals gar nicht so einfach, diesen starken Fronttriebler zu bändigen, ohne Wettbewerbsdruck ist das sicherlich jetzt deutlich entspannter.” Vor allem aber ist er gespannt darauf, “alte Kollegen und Freunde zu treffen, dafür wollte ich immer schon mal nach Daun kommen, jetzt funktioniert es endlich.” Der Diplom-Ingenieur für Fahrzeugtechnik hat aber auch die Fahrzeuge auf der Starterliste fest im Blick, “die alten Rallye-Schätze werde ich mir ganz genau anschauen.”

Rallye around the World: So entstand die Idee Oft sind es die Zufälle, die im Leben die größten und schönsten Geschichten schreiben. Das Geschehen um den ‚Pikes Peak’ war das erfolgreiche Motto des Eifel Rallye Festivals 2018. Es kam zustande, weil Wolf-Dieter Ihle neben dem Quattro von John Buffum auch den Bi-Motor-VW-Golf erwarb und wieder einsatzbereit machte, den seinerzeit Jochi Kleint den ‚heiligen Berg’ hinaufbewegt hatte. Der Nachbau des Peugeot 205T16 Pikes Peak von Erich Müller stand ebenso kurz vor der Fertigstellung und konnte zumindest ausgestellt werden. Audi ließ sich auch nicht lange bitten und holte den ultimativen Pikes Peak-Bezwinger aus dem Museum: Den originalen Pikes Peak S1/E2 von Walter Röhrl. Allein dieses Auto live zu erleben wäre schon Grund genug für das Festival-Thema 2018 gewesen, denn oft wird er in Zukunft nicht mehr fahrend zu sehen sein.

2018 kam dann der Neuseeländer Ross Clarke als Zuschauer in die Eifel und zeigte uns Fotos seines gerade fertig gewordenen Nachbaus einer Toyota Celica TwinCam Turbo der Gruppe-B-Zeit. Er war so begeistert, dass er versprach, die Celica in einen Container zu packen und für das Festival 2019 nach Daun zu bringen. Dazu kam auch noch der Australier Darryn Snooks, dessen Datsun 710 SSS aus dem Jahre 1977 ebenfalls von einer Reise nach Europa träumte. Schon waren zwei Vertreter vom Kontinent Ozeanien angekündigt.

Regelmäßige Festival-Teilnehmer sind ohnehin einige Originale aus Kenia. Da der Lancia Integrale von Franco Lupis wie auch der Mercedes 280 SE von Andreas Beyer in Argentinien fuhren, war schnell die Idee für das Motto 2019 geboren. Es sollten sich Fahrzeuge aus allen fünf Kontinenten zum Festival in der Vulkaneifel versammeln.

Mit der Turbo Celica von Gerd Dicks, die früher in den USA eingesetzt wurde und dem sehr seltenen Toyota 222D von Ernst Kopp, der neben einem kleinen Test in Schottland nur in Japan seine Testkilometer absolvierte, waren alle Kontinente vertreten. Der Grundstock war da, und damit das Thema “Rallye around the World” für 2019 geboren. Seien sie gespannt auf die Nennliste, diesem ‚Grundstock’ haben sich noch viele Vertreter der einzelnen Kontinente hinzugesellt.

Ein Blick auf Wikipedia oder andere Informationsbörsen macht aber ganz schnell deutlich, dass die Definition der Kontinente nicht so einfach ist. Die Experten streiten, ob es vier, fünf, sechs oder gar sieben sind. Aber egal welcher Meinung man sich anschließt: Bis auf die Antarktis – und da haben ja wirklich keine Rallyes stattgefunden – finden von allen Kontinenten Vertreter ihren Weg zum Eifel Rallye Festival 2019. Oder kurz gesagt: ‚Rallye around the World’ rund um Daun.

Ab sofort: Alle Unterlagen vorab bestellen Wie gewohnt gibt es alle wichtigen Informationen zum Eifel Rallye Festival im umfangreichen Programmheft. Das Sammlerwerk beinhaltet ausführliche Beschreibungen der einzelnen Wertungsprüfungen, die ausgewiesenen Zuschauerpunkte, alle Übersichtskarten und die Teilnehmerlisten. Alle Fahrzeuge werden dabei in Wort und Bild vorgestellt.

Der Besuch der Rallye-Meile in Daun ist kostenlos, für den Besuch der Wertungsprüfungen gibt es verschiedene Tickets. Die Spanne reicht vom Einzelticket für den Shakedown am Donnerstag bis hin zum Wochenendticket für alle drei Festival-Tage.

Bis zum 30. Juni 2019 können Programmhefte und die Wochenendtickets im Rallye-Shop unter http://www.eifel-rallye-festival.de/Rallye-Shop.html bestellt werden. Auch der Versand ins EU-Ausland ist möglich. Vom 08. Juli 2019 an gehen die Unterlagen auf die Reise zu den Bestellern. Da bleibt genügend Zeit, sich umfassend auf den Festival-Besuch vorzubereiten.

Der Eifel Rallye Festival – Fahrplan

Donnerstag, 18.07.2019   15:00 – 19:00 Uhr Shakedown in der ‚Maubach-Arena‘ bei Hörscheid ab 20:30 Uhr Welcome-Abend in der Rallye-Meile   Open-Air-Rallye-Kino mit Kultfilmer Helmut Deimel     Freitag, 19.07.2019   Ab 08:00 Uhr Fahrzeugabnahme, Rallye-Meile in Daun 11:00 – 12:00 Uhr Autogrammstunde mit vielen Stars ab 14:20 Uhr Super Stage auf Schotter mit Wasserdurchfahrt, Driftkurve und Sprungkuppe ab 19.30 Uhr proWIN-Zuschauerrundkurs in Sarmersbach bei Nacht     Samstag, 20.07.2019   08:30 – 17:00 Uhr Asphaltprüfungen in der Vulkaneifel dazwischen Rallye-Meile Daun mit vielen Attraktionen ab 19:30 Uhr Rallye-Party mit Ehrungen und Preisvergabe

Quelle: ADAC Motorsport

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2018 Toyota Corolla - Engine And Performance

2018 Toyota Corolla – Engine And Performance

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2019 Volkswagen Golf First Drive: Same Car, New Engine

The seventh-gen Volkswagen Golf showed up in the U.S. in 2014 as a 2015 model, but it’s actually even older than that. In Europe, it first went on sale toward the end of 2012. It received an update in late 2016, but still, it’s far from the freshest compact on the market. For 2019, Volkswagen updated the Golf again, which meant we needed to bring one in for testing.

And we tried to. We really did. After a Volkswagen drive event that coincided with the Los Angeles Auto Show, we left with the keys to a bright red Golf SE of our own. The plan was to bring it into the office on Monday, test it on Wednesday, and send it back at the end of the week.

Unfortunately, we never got past the “bring it into the office on Monday” part. A motorcyclist rear-ended our stopped car after a careless driver made a blind lane change that left him with no other choice. Thankfully, he was wearing proper safety gear and only needed minor medical attention. If he hadn’t, it could have easily been a lot worse.

But one much less important consequence of that driver’s reckless behavior was that we had to cancel our test of the now-damaged Golf. That’s too bad, too, because for 2019 Volkswagen swapped out the Golf’s 1.8-liter engine and six-speed automatic in favor of a 1.4-liter turbo-four and an eight-speed auto. With 147 hp and 184 lb-ft of torque, the new engine is down 23 hp and 16 lb-ft compared to the old one. A six-speed manual now comes standard.

So does the less powerful engine mean you get a significantly slower Golf, or does the new transmission compensate for the lack of power? Will our Real MPG test show a marked improvement in fuel economy like Volkswagen claims? Until we can get another 2019 Golf in for testing, we won’t know for sure.

According to the EPA, the 1.4-liter engine is definitely more fuel efficient. The Golf’s city rating is up 5 mpg, and its highway rating is up 4 mpg, resulting in 29/37/32 mpg city/highway/combined. That’s not quite as good as the 32/42/36 mpg the Corolla hatch gets, nor is it on par with the five-door Civic’s 31/40/34 mpg, but it’s a lot closer than it was. Plus, it’s tuned to run on regular gasoline, not premium like some turbocharged engines are.

Given the reduced horsepower, we wouldn’t be surprised if the 2019 Golf is a tick slower than the 2018 model, though it sure felt quick enough for daily driving. From behind the wheel, most drivers won’t notice a difference, even if they do appreciate the smooth, quick-shifting eight-speed automatic. If you need more power, there’s always the 228-hp Golf GTI.

Around town, the Golf quickly reminded us why we named it our 2015 Car of the Year. From its comfortable ride to its excellent seating position, agile handling, and high-quality interior, the Golf still feels like it was designed to compete at a much higher price point. Over time, Volkswagen has added features, making it an even more compelling car. Blind-spot monitoring, automatic emergency braking, and rear cross-traffic alert are now standard, as is an all-important USB port. You also have the option to upgrade the standard 6.5-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to an 8.0-inch unit. And Volkswagen now offers a six-year/72,000-mile warranty.

That said, the Golf shows its age in a few places. The display located between the gauges has disappointingly low resolution, for example, and for a lot of people, one USB port won’t be enough. And even though the Golf’s base price is several hundred dollars higher than the Toyota Corolla’s, to get adaptive cruise control, you have to buy the Golf SE with the $1,295 driver assistance package. On both the Civic and Corolla hatchbacks, ACC comes standard.

The good news: It shouldn’t be long before Volkswagen introduces a completely new Golf. And based on what we’ve seen with the new Jetta, it’ll be better all around. But even though the current Golf still has a few flaws, Volkswagen has done a great job of keeping it competitive.

The 2019 Volkswagen Golf and 2019 Golf GTI are shown below.

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2018 Paris motor show preview

The Paris motor show marks the end of the summer break and bring a flurry of new European model debuts. Check out what we’ll see there.

The illustrious Paris motor show, the second largest European car show of the year, is returning for 2018 on 2 October.

Following a bumper debut count at Geneva 2018, Paris is the next chance for the world’s carmakers to show off their latest products and future-previewing concepts in the public sphere. Last year we saw debuts of the Land Rover Discovery, Nissan Micra and Volkswagen ID concept.

However, a number of big manufacturers are skipping this year’s show. Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Volkswagen, Ford, Volvo, Nissan and Volvoall won’t be bringing anything along.

Other brands are using these absences as an opportunity to make a bigger splash with their new metal. Our A to Z below shows what we’ll be seeing there.

2018 Paris motor show: the cars

Audi A1

The reveal process for the new A1 happened a while ago, but the first in-the-metal look we'll get at the new Mini rival will be at the Paris motor show.

Audi A4

Audi is updating its 3 Series rival with a sharper look and more standard kit. The car is due to go on sale during the summer, so we can expect it to make its show debut in Paris.

BMW 3 Series

BMW’s lost some ground to Mercedes-Benz since the C-Class became the country’s — andEurope’s — top-selling compact executive car. The brand will look to the G20 to make up some of the lost pace, despite other car classes being savaged by SUV sales.

BMW X5

Speaking of which, while BMW’s rival to the Jaguar F-Pace has already been shown, it will make its first public outing at the Paris show. It’s got a fresh new look, architecture shared with the 5 and 7 Series and it is larger in every direction than its predecessor.

BMW Z4

It’s been a long time coming, but the new Z4 will arrive first in Pebble Beach, but also in Paris as the overhauled rival to the Porsche Boxster and Mercedes-Benz SLC. BMW promises a renewed focus on dynamic ability for the new car, as well as a completely different look from its predecessor.

DS 3 Crossback

The DS assault on the plush SUV market continues with the 3 Crossback — a rival to the BMW X1 and Jaguar E-Pace. The zany styling of the DS X E-Tense concept could provide a little guidance on where DS is going with the 3 Crossback, which is expected to eventually replace the ageing 3 hatch.

Hyundai i30 Fastback N

We don't know what it'll look like yet (although educated guesses can be made, based on the existing Fastback, and hatchback N), but we know what it'll drive like from our drive in a prototype.

Kia Proceed

Kia’s shooting brake version of the Ceed, the Proceed, replaces the previous slow-selling three-door hatch version and deletes the apostrophe from its name for good measure. We’ve only seen it in concept form, but hopefully styling won’t stray too far from that.

Lexus LC Limited Edition

Exclusive paint and interior design marks out the LC Limited Edition. The name is no exaggeration, either - only ten will come to the UK - five hybrids and five naturally-aspirated V8s.

Lexus RC facelift

Due in late 2018, Lexus's entry-level coup�� gets a makeover inspired by the LC coupé, as well as tweaks to improve the handling and ride.

Mercedes-AMG A35

The warm version of Mercedes’ new hatch arrives in early 2019 as a 300bhp understudy to the 400bhp full-fat A45. It’ll rival the Audi S3 and Volkswagen Golf R, while the A45 will be more of a match for the RS3 and BMW M2.

Mercedes-Benz A-Class saloon

Mercedes is also taking the A-Class to the fight against the Audi A3 saloon by making a long-booted version. The A-Class saloon’s styling has already been revealed on the Chinese-spec long-wheelbase car, but a slightly different look will be applied to the European car.

Mercedes-Benz EQC

Mercedes has confirmed that the EQC, its first electric car from its EQ sub-brand, will break cover in Stockholm on 4 September. It's likely that the car's first public outing, however, will be at the Paris motor show, less than a month later.

Peugeot 508 SW

Peugeot's saloon has been given a new fastback shape, but what about the estate? Well, that's been given a sharp new look too, and we'll get our first in-depth look in Paris.

Porsche Macan

Porsche's smallest SUV has been with us since 2014, so it's time for a mid-life refresh. We've already had a drive in a prototype, so take a look at our first impressions here before first examples hit the road at the end of the year.

Renault concept

Nothing is yet confirmed, but Renault is almost certain to take a concept to its home motor show. Last time around, the brand unveiled the dramatic Trezor concept  — an autonomous supercar that previewed the new styling direction of the brand.

Skoda Karoq Scout

The next Skoda to get the tough off-road treatment is the Karoq, which gets a choice of two diesel engines and one petrol in rufty-tufty Scout spec. Four-wheel drive comes as standard, too.

Skoda Karoq Sportline

Off-roading not your thing? Skoda's revealing a Karoq Sportline at Paris too, and it's got an exclusive 2.0-litre TSI engine with 187bhp.

Skoda Kodiaq vRS

Skoda’s first hot SUV, and what will be the second model in its vRS line-up since the Fabia vRS was canned, is already the fastest seven-seat SUV around the Nürburgring. It’ll be fully revealed in Paris before sales start at the end of the year.

Skoda Vision RS

Skoda's Rapid hatchback isn't long for this world, and it won't be directly replaced. Instead, it'll be replaced by the production version of this - the Vision RS, which takes its sportiness up several notches and pitches it directly against the Volkswagen Golf. The Golf GTI is in the crosshairs too, with a vRS version following.

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Toyota Corolla Touring Sports

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Dream Garage

Warning! ~ This lineup will probably see multiple revisions as time moves inexcorably forward & my tastes undoubtedly change. The list compiled herein is a reflection of what traits & characteristics of specific cars speak most to me as an enthusiast. I will attempt to keep it as up-to-date as possible.

I have generally imagined myself in my automotive dream world to have a 2-car attached garage with a spot to park a third car outside in the driveway. Of course, in my unrestrained daydreams, I am certainly not limited to just 3 automotive selections. On the contrary, I have always dreamt of having a ‘carriage house’ capable of sheltering an additional 5 cars. This brings my hypothetical total to 8 cars. Now, included in that figure, would be my wife’s car(s). So the dream goes something like this. I would want to have my wife’s daily driver as well as my own daily stored safely in the attached garage, with a third optional utility vehicle of some sort parked in the driveway. Could be a truck or SUV. At the moment, I am inclined to define these 3 options as follows:

My Daily = 2019 Toyota Corolla SE Hatchback (Blue Flame, 6spd manual)

Wife’s Daily = 2017 VW Touraeg VR6 Wolfsburg Edition (Reef Blue)

Utility Vehicle = 2016+ Honda Ridgeline RTS or Sport AWD (because IRS)

Now the fun part. Here are the 5 cars at the top of my short list to have parked in my pretend carriage house:

Mk4 Golf GTI 20th Anniversary Edition (Jazz Blue w/LSD)

2008-2009 Pontiac G8 GT (black w/Camaro 20" wheels)

E30 BMW 325i or 325is (w/some sort of ///M swap)

Ariel Atom 3 (that’s right, not the 3S)

991 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring (because the RS wing is overkill)

And, just for fun, here are some honorable mentions left outside looking in:

2008-2009 Ford Mustang Bullitt (Highland Green of course)

9th gen Honda Civic Si sedan (last of the VTEC Si’s)

C6 Corvette Grand Sport (because stingray gills)

Mk1 & Mk2 VW Golf GTI’s (w/VR6 swap)

2015+ Fiat 500C Abarth (black w/red decals & wheels)

Mk7.5 VW Golf R (stage 2 = supercar slayer)

Jaguar F-Type Coupe V6 S manual (amazing soundtrack)

Superformance Corvette Grand Sport replica w/LS376

2018+ Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti Q4 (because Alfa)

2002-2003 AP1 Honda S2000 (supercharged, blue on blue)

Please, let me know what you think of my selections. I do intend to do small featurettes on each of these choices going forward to explain a little bit more about why I chose each, & specifics about them that make them particularly special to me.

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2018 Subaru Impreza, Legacy, Outback, WRX Earn Top Safety Pick Plus Award | News

http://www.autositenews.com/?p=6568

2018 Subaru Outback

Cars.com photo by Evan Sears

CARS.COM — The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety updated the standards for the 2018 model year regarding its Top Safety Pick Plus designation, with an increased focus on passenger safety and headlight effectiveness. Since that update, only 15 vehicles qualified for the Top Safety Pick Plus award — and four of them are Subarus.

Related: IIHS Toughens Up Crash-Test Standards for 2018

Four model-year 2018 Subarus — when properly equipped — qualified as Top Safety Pick Plus winners under the more stringent testing: the Impreza, Legacy, Outback and WRX. Subaru's optional EyeSight safety system, as well as the optional Steering Responsive Headlights, are needed to meet IIHS' standards.

The Legacy, Impreza and Outback all won 2017 Top Safety Pick Plus awards under the previous standards. The WRX was rated a 2017 Top Safety Pick, a notch lower than the Plus designation, and has its improved headlight rating to thank for its new rating.

Both the Impreza, Legacy and Outback have also received five-star overall crash ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The 2018 WRX has not yet been rated.

Of the Legacy's chief competitors, the redesigned Toyota Camry also received a Top Safety Pick Plus award. Others were awarded Top Safety Pick, including the redesigned Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata and Nissan Altima.

Both the Kia Soul and Forte sedan were also awarded Top Safety Pick Plus ratings for those considering alternatives to the Impreza. The Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Elantra and Elantra GT were all awarded Top Safety Pick, as was the Mazda3 in both sedan and hatchback body styles.

No direct competitors with the WRX have either been tested or awarded by IIHS under the new testing regime, although the 2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI was a Top Safety Pick under the old standards. It would not qualify under the new standards due to its rating of poor in headlight testing.

The Outback competes against both wagons, of which there are few, and SUVs and crossovers, of which there are many. Both the Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport SUVs received Top Safety Pick Plus awards. The Audi A4 Allroad wagon is a Top Safety Pick for 2018, as are mid-size SUVs like the Honda Pilot, Kia Sorento, Toyota Highlander and Mazda CX-9.

To earn a Top Safety Pick Plus award now, a vehicle must score good ratings in driver-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests. It must also receive a good rating in headlight tests, score advanced or superior ratings for front crash prevention and, now, score either acceptable or good ratings in the passenger-side small overlap front test.

IIHS rates crash tests and headlights on a scale of good, acceptable, marginal or poor. Front crash prevention systems are rated on a scale of superior, advanced or basic.

Two other Subarus, the Crosstrek and Forester, earned Top Safety Pick awards when equipped with the same optional features. Top Safety Pick winners did not score as good or acceptable in the passenger-side small overlap front test, and received either good or acceptable ratings in headlight tests, but otherwise received the same scores as Top Safety Pick Plus winners.

Cars.com's Editorial department is your source for automotive news and reviews. In line with Cars.com's long-standing ethics policy, editors and reviewers don't accept gifts or free trips from automakers. The Editorial department is independent of Cars.com's advertising, sales and sponsored content departments.

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Mercedes-Benz lança a versão AMG do SUV GLS

A Mercedes lançou o AMG GLS 63. Tudo nele é grande: são 612 cv vindos de um motor 4.0 V8 biturbo e sete lugares. Há ainda um sistema híbrido leve que dá mais 21 cv por algum tempo. Com isso, o gigante acelera de 0 a 100 km/h em 4,1 segundos.

Há tração nas quatro rodas 4Matic e uma transmissão automática de nove marchas, que administram os oito cilindros. Além de fornecer mais energia, o sistema elétrico de 48 volts mantém a economia de combustível sob controle e aprimora a tecnologia Active Ride Control que compensa a rotação do corpo na rolagem da carroceria.

CURTA O CANAL DO JORNAL DO CARRO NO YOUTUBE

A AMG também adicionou uma direção hidráulica sensível à velocidade, além de um sistema de frenagem mais robusto, com seis pinças. Os passageiros da frente se acomodam em assentos feitos pela AMG, que oferecem mais apoio lateral do que os encontrados no GLS padrão.

Os assentos da primeira e segunda fileira são aquecidos. Os da terceira podem ser opcionalmente. Já as rodas são de 23 polegadas, todas pretas e mais fechadas, de gosto bastante duvidoso.

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First Drive: 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT Sport

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — Albert Biermann has been in charge of Hyundai’s vehicle testing and high-performance development for more than two-and-a-half years now, and his good work is finally starting to show up. The 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT Sport represents a sea change for the South Korean automaker, which has struggled to get past the inherent disadvantage of its home country’s roads being almost uniformly smooth and straight—and not conducive to developing the sort of ride-and-handling acumen that the tight and twisty roads of old Europe forces.

Thus, sporty Hyundais have typically suffered from the combination of a harsh ride and wallowy handling. It’s a subtle corporate transformation, coming in this fairly low-volume, low-priced, European-centric front-wheel-drive hatchback, but it portends good things to expect from the new and quickly growing Genesis premium division, where Biermann, until late 2014 BMW’s chief of the M Division, is expected to do wonders.

We’re not about to tell you that the Hyundai Elantra GT Sport is best-in-class, but it does deserve to be in the same discussion as the Volkswagen GTI and Honda Civic Si, and that’s saying something. It won’t blow you away dynamically, but it will make you feel you’ve got a competent hot hatch at a good price.

Springing for the GT Sport gets you a 1.6-liter turbo-four rated at 201 horsepower, and importantly, 195 pound-feet from 1,500-4,500 rpm, while wheel and tire size is upgraded from 17 inches to 18. The engine is more than adequately powerful and provides thrust without notable lag or the peakiness that identifies so many breathed-on small-displacement engines. And the standard six-speed manual emerges as one of the best gearboxes available. The Hyundai ‘box feels at least as snick-snicky smooth as a Honda gearbox, and the clutch-pedal takeup is smoother and more linear than in the latest Civic Si.

In corners—what few compelling esses this part of Michigan can offer—the Elantra GT Sport yaws a bit, with marginal, benign understeer. It tracks right through with no drama. If anything, its lack of tossability is one area where this Hyundai falls a bit behind the VW GTI and Civic Si.

Ride quality is about equal with the competition. It’s not harsh, but it’s stiff enough to remind you there’s always something of a payoff for the way it handles. There’s also an excess of road noise, a combination of the wide, grippy tires and the hatchback’s hard-to-isolate body.

The Elantra GT Sport also feels a bit over-tired, too. Even on tighter, faster second-gear turns, you won’t ever feel the rear wheels get loose before the front wheels do. Good non-pro drivers will have to find a tight mountain road to find out what the GT Sport can do beyond its grip limits. Hyundai says it has tuned the electric power steering. It’s okay, but feedback isn’t great.

In the afternoon, having driven the GT Sport manual, I got behind the wheel of a 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT Sport with the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, which also adds a two-mode driver’s dynamic mode selection.

The “Sport” dynamic mode adds weight to the steering, which seems unnecessary in that it doesn’t add feel or feedback. “Sport” also changes the transmission mapping, holding gears longer if you drive the dual-gate in automatic mode. It does what you’d expect it to do, and the suspension feels a bit stiffer, though anyone who chooses a GT Sport because he or she really wants to drive the car is best advised to stick with the car’s exceptional manual gearbox. If you drive the DCT in manual mode, using the paddle shifters, the tranny will upshift for you before you reach the rev limiter. That aside, the DCT is pretty slick for a dry-clutch system, offering crisp, smooth shifts.

Foregoing the DCT also means that the GT Sport’s $3,850 Tech Package is not available. While you might want that package’s panoramic sunroof, eight-inch AM/FM/HD navigation system, Blue Link connected services and media map, seven-speaker Infinity Premium Audio, and ventilated front seats, you won’t miss the automatic emergency braking, and probably not the lane-keeping assist or driver-attention alert. Three pedals should keep you fully engaged.

The GT Sport’s interior is a pretty decent place, with well-bolstered, heated and ventilated front seats, with leather surfaces, and red accents subtle enough to be tasteful. If Hyundai cheapened out anywhere, it’s on the center console plastic, which like too many other cars, is a bit on the thin side.

For additional perspective, former road test editor Eric Weiner spent some time with the roughly $4,000-cheapr Elantra GT. It has a twist-beam rear axle instead of the GT Sport’s multi-link and is powered by a 2.0-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder good for 161 hp and 150 lb-ft of torque.

“Dynamically, I was not blown away by the Elantra GT,” noted Weiner, “but again, I wasn’t driving the Sport. The engine is well-suited to the six-speed automatic transmission, with its decent responsiveness and adequate zip. I was pleased with how the transmission holds gears longer and the throttle responds very quickly in the Sport driving mode. The brakes don’t have much feel, and the steering is somewhat vague, but ride quality is very high and it tracks totally straight on the highway.”

Eric’s Elantra GT came with cloth seats. Rear seat space is a bit tight, he noted, though with the 60/40 rear seat folded, cargo space tops that of hatchback versions of the Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Focus, Mazda3, VW Golf and Toyota Corolla, Hyundai says. The Korean brand holds this compact hatchback up as a sportier alternative to the subcompact crossovers to which many compact buyers are shifting. Hyundai says the Elantra GT hatch tops the Toyota CH-R, Mazda CX-3, Chevrolet Trax and Jeep Renegade for cargo space. Take it from me; you’re more likely to fit your bicycle in the Elantra hatch than in those b-CUVs, without taking off the front wheel.

“I think this car is most compelling as a well-made and affordable city hatchback with a killer 10-year powertrain warranty and five-year/60,000 mile bumper-to-bumper warranty,” Weiner says, putting a good word in for the Elantra GT, while also calling out the qualities for which the brand has long been known.

Conversely, I think the 2018 Elantra GT Sport is early evidence that Hyundai has exorcized its persistent chassis tuning problems, which bodes well for enthusiasts from those on the budget-minded end of the price spectrum to those looking for a BMW 3 Series alternative in the upcoming Genesis G70.

2018 Hyundai Elantra GT Sport Specifications

ON SALE Now PRICE $24,135 (base) ENGINE 1.6L turbocharged DOHC 16-valve I-4/201 hp @ 6,000 rpm, 195 lb-ft @ 1,500-4,500 rpm TRANSMISSION 7-speed dual-clutch automatic LAYOUT 4-door, 5-passenger, front-engine, FWD hatchback EPA MILEAGE 17-18/23-25 mpg (city/hwy) L x W x H 170.9 x 70.7 x 57.7 in WHEELBASE 104.3 in WEIGHT 2,901-3,155 lb 0-60 MPH N/A TOP SPEED N/A

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First Drive: 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT Sport

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — Albert Biermann has been in charge of Hyundai’s vehicle testing and high-performance development for more than two-and-a-half years now, and his good work is finally starting to show up. The 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT Sport represents a sea change for the South Korean automaker, which has struggled to get past the inherent disadvantage of its home country’s roads being almost uniformly smooth and straight—and not conducive to developing the sort of ride-and-handling acumen that the tight and twisty roads of old Europe forces.

Thus, sporty Hyundais have typically suffered from the combination of a harsh ride and wallowy handling. It’s a subtle corporate transformation, coming in this fairly low-volume, low-priced, European-centric front-wheel-drive hatchback, but it portends good things to expect from the new and quickly growing Genesis premium division, where Biermann, until late 2014 BMW’s chief of the M Division, is expected to do wonders.

We’re not about to tell you that the Hyundai Elantra GT Sport is best-in-class, but it does deserve to be in the same discussion as the Volkswagen GTI and Honda Civic Si, and that’s saying something. It won’t blow you away dynamically, but it will make you feel you’ve got a competent hot hatch at a good price.

Springing for the GT Sport gets you a 1.6-liter turbo-four rated at 201 horsepower, and importantly, 195 pound-feet from 1,500-4,500 rpm, while wheel and tire size is upgraded from 17 inches to 18. The engine is more than adequately powerful and provides thrust without notable lag or the peakiness that identifies so many breathed-on small-displacement engines. And the standard six-speed manual emerges as one of the best gearboxes available. The Hyundai ‘box feels at least as snick-snicky smooth as a Honda gearbox, and the clutch-pedal takeup is smoother and more linear than in the latest Civic Si.

In corners—what few compelling esses this part of Michigan can offer—the Elantra GT Sport yaws a bit, with marginal, benign understeer. It tracks right through with no drama. If anything, its lack of tossability is one area where this Hyundai falls a bit behind the VW GTI and Civic Si.

Ride quality is about equal with the competition. It’s not harsh, but it’s stiff enough to remind you there’s always something of a payoff for the way it handles. There’s also an excess of road noise, a combination of the wide, grippy tires and the hatchback’s hard-to-isolate body.

The Elantra GT Sport also feels a bit over-tired, too. Even on tighter, faster second-gear turns, you won’t ever feel the rear wheels get loose before the front wheels do. Good non-pro drivers will have to find a tight mountain road to find out what the GT Sport can do beyond its grip limits. Hyundai says it has tuned the electric power steering. It’s okay, but feedback isn’t great.

In the afternoon, having driven the GT Sport manual, I got behind the wheel of a 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT Sport with the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, which also adds a two-mode driver’s dynamic mode selection.

The “Sport” dynamic mode adds weight to the steering, which seems unnecessary in that it doesn’t add feel or feedback. “Sport” also changes the transmission mapping, holding gears longer if you drive the dual-gate in automatic mode. It does what you’d expect it to do, and the suspension feels a bit stiffer, though anyone who chooses a GT Sport because he or she really wants to drive the car is best advised to stick with the car’s exceptional manual gearbox. If you drive the DCT in manual mode, using the paddle shifters, the tranny will upshift for you before you reach the rev limiter. That aside, the DCT is pretty slick for a dry-clutch system, offering crisp, smooth shifts.

Foregoing the DCT also means that the GT Sport’s $3,850 Tech Package is not available. While you might want that package’s panoramic sunroof, eight-inch AM/FM/HD navigation system, Blue Link connected services and media map, seven-speaker Infinity Premium Audio, and ventilated front seats, you won’t miss the automatic emergency braking, and probably not the lane-keeping assist or driver-attention alert. Three pedals should keep you fully engaged.

The GT Sport’s interior is a pretty decent place, with well-bolstered, heated and ventilated front seats, with leather surfaces, and red accents subtle enough to be tasteful. If Hyundai cheapened out anywhere, it’s on the center console plastic, which like too many other cars, is a bit on the thin side.

For additional perspective, former road test editor Eric Weiner spent some time with the roughly $4,000-cheapr Elantra GT. It has a twist-beam rear axle instead of the GT Sport’s multi-link and is powered by a 2.0-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder good for 161 hp and 150 lb-ft of torque.

“Dynamically, I was not blown away by the Elantra GT,” noted Weiner, “but again, I wasn’t driving the Sport. The engine is well-suited to the six-speed automatic transmission, with its decent responsiveness and adequate zip. I was pleased with how the transmission holds gears longer and the throttle responds very quickly in the Sport driving mode. The brakes don’t have much feel, and the steering is somewhat vague, but ride quality is very high and it tracks totally straight on the highway.”

Eric’s Elantra GT came with cloth seats. Rear seat space is a bit tight, he noted, though with the 60/40 rear seat folded, cargo space tops that of hatchback versions of the Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Focus, Mazda3, VW Golf and Toyota Corolla, Hyundai says. The Korean brand holds this compact hatchback up as a sportier alternative to the subcompact crossovers to which many compact buyers are shifting. Hyundai says the Elantra GT hatch tops the Toyota CH-R, Mazda CX-3, Chevrolet Trax and Jeep Renegade for cargo space. Take it from me; you’re more likely to fit your bicycle in the Elantra hatch than in those b-CUVs, without taking off the front wheel.

“I think this car is most compelling as a well-made and affordable city hatchback with a killer 10-year powertrain warranty and five-year/60,000 mile bumper-to-bumper warranty,” Weiner says, putting a good word in for the Elantra GT, while also calling out the qualities for which the brand has long been known.

Conversely, I think the 2018 Elantra GT Sport is early evidence that Hyundai has exorcized its persistent chassis tuning problems, which bodes well for enthusiasts from those on the budget-minded end of the price spectrum to those looking for a BMW 3 Series alternative in the upcoming Genesis G70.

2018 Hyundai Elantra GT Sport Specifications

ON SALE Now PRICE $24,135 (base) ENGINE 1.6L turbocharged DOHC 16-valve I-4/201 hp @ 6,000 rpm, 195 lb-ft @ 1,500-4,500 rpm TRANSMISSION 7-speed dual-clutch automatic LAYOUT 4-door, 5-passenger, front-engine, FWD hatchback EPA MILEAGE 17-18/23-25 mpg (city/hwy) L x W x H 170.9 x 70.7 x 57.7 in WHEELBASE 104.3 in WEIGHT 2,901-3,155 lb 0-60 MPH N/A TOP SPEED N/A

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